Chase Orienteering

Description

Two groups, one laying the markers and the other following. The followers need to try and catch up with trail layers finding all of the laid markers in the process

Resources

1 map per group, 10 markers, marker pens

Instructions

The team laying the trail (Group 1) have 10 minutes to study a map and identify 10 places to leave markers for the chasers (Group 2) which they mark on all copies of the map. Group 1 sets off with one of the marked maps and leaves a marker at each of the position that they marked on the map. 20 minute later Group 2 sets off in pursuit. They have to collect the markers and and try to catch up with the trail layers.
The Group 2 gains 1 point for each marker that they recover. If they catch up with the team laying the markers, they get 1 point for each marker that has not been laid.
The lead team get 2 points for any marker that the followers do not find. They lose a mark for any that are not left in the position they have marked on the map.